SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Jun 15, 2009 --
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CDNS),
the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that the
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a non-profit organization
that serves to strengthen Taiwan's technological competitiveness, used
Cadence®
Virtuoso® IC 6.1 technology to tapeout a low-power DVB-H (digital
video broadcasting - handheld) RF tuner chip. The ITRI has licensed this
developed RF circuit design to several third parties as part of its effort
to promote technological innovation in Taiwan.

The ITRI deployed Virtuoso IC 6.1 technology to accelerate the design of
its DVB-H RF tuner chip, which was based on TSMC's 65-nanometer process and
used the Virtuoso IC 6.1 process design kit. The Virtuoso technology
includes comprehensive advanced features like a powerful built-in toolbox,
which enables bus creation and high-level editing to dramatically improve
layout productivity and enhance the post-simulation result. Designers also
benefit from the user-friendly GUI and the ability to use existing SKILL
code in the IC 6.1 design environment without extra effort or repetitive
manual work. The result is a fast, accurate path to differentiated silicon.

"Our DVB-H RF tuner, which provides a low-power solution, is well-suited to
the mobile phone and other portable devices, and Cadence Virtuoso IC 6.1
technology helps to drive our goal of continuing to enable the Taiwan
semiconductor market," said Dr. Cheng-Wen Wu, general director of SoC
Technology Center, ITRI. "As the leader in custom design solutions, Cadence
has provided its unique technology and expertise to enhance the Institute's
design capabilities. This solution will help us to continue expediting the
development of new industrial technology."

"We are glad to see that through Cadence technology in custom design, the
ITRI is on the fast track of wireless broadband communication design
development for the digital television field," said Chi-Ping Hsu, senior
vice president of research and development for the Implementation Group at
Cadence. "We are confident our technology can bring to many more customers
the high value and high productivity that the ITRI is benefiting from right
now."

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role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics.
Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to
design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking
and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and
research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics
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